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Nominations Requested: Inaugural UC Data Privacy Award

Data Privacy Award, University of California

Data Privacy Day is celebrated each year on January 28 and represents an international effort to empower individuals and encourage businesses to respect privacy, safeguard data, and enable trust. In celebration of Data Privacy Day 2022, the UC campus…
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Don’t Fidget! WiFi Will Count You

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By Sonia Fernandez. Researchers in UC Santa Barbara professor Yasamin Mostofi’s lab have enabled, for the first time, counting a stationary seated crowd using WiFi signals, and without relying on people to carry a device. The technique,…
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Adapting Work Priorities in a Pandemic: Spotlight on Ezra Daly

Ezra Daly sits in an empty lecture hall,

By Jeané Blunt. Ezra Daly is an educational technologist at UC Berkeley. Like many others in the UC IT community, the pandemic created new challenges for Ezra and his department. Learn how he continues to adapt his role to support the…
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Register for Nov. 4 Webinar—CA Notify: One Year Later

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Join a conversation on November 4, 2021, 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. with public health experts, clinicians, scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs to discuss lessons learned from California over the past year and the future possibilities for deploying exposure notification systems…
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Register: Modern Automotive Vulnerabilities, Nov. 12

Modern Automotive Vulnerabilities: The Science Behind the Fast and the Furious, November 12 at 1 p.m.

Don’t miss “Modern Automotive Vulnerabilities: The Science Behind the Fast and the Furious,” happening November 12 at 1:00 p.m. This virtual event is part of the “Protecting Your Digital Self Series,” developed by the UC Systemwide Cyber Champions…
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Do Your Part, #BeCyberSmart

A kid pointing to a sign that says Cybersecurity is Everyone's Job, including yours. Cybsersecurity Awareness Month.

By Casey Hennig and Jeané Blunt. As Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM) draws to a close, it’s important to recognize the meaning behind the movement. CSAM raises awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and the tagline, “Do your part. #BeCyberSmart,” encourages…
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Center for Security in Politics Announces New Working Group to Study Digital Remote Voting

Center for Security in Politics

The Center for Security in Politics (CSP) announced the formation of a new working group to rigorously assess the risks and opportunities associated with digital remote voting. The group will determine the feasibility of technical and implementation standards that would enable…
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Safety in the Skies: UC’s Drone Management System

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By Diana Cox and Safa Hussain. In the past five years, UC campus students and staff—from engineering students to agricultural researchers to facilities personnel—have flown over 3,300 drone flights and logged over 2,100 flight hours in the skies above campuses…
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